Alabama approved a medical marijuana program in 2021. Patients are still waiting for it.
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Medical marijuana remains unavailable in Alabama amid an ongoing legal fight over licenses. State…
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In a 2020 flashback, Georgia’s GOP-aligned election board wants to reinvestigate election results
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Four years after the 2020 election, a newly GOP-aligned election board in Georgia is pushing to reinvestigate the…
Continue Reading Roxane Gilmore, former first lady of Virginia, dies at age 70
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Roxane Gilmore, a teacher and professor who served as first lady of Virginia during her husband Jim Gilmore’s term as…
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Helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama kills 1 and injures another, county coroner says
FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama coroner says a helicopter crash at a military base has killed one person and injured another. Dale County…
Continue Reading New York City plaques honoring author Anaïs Nin and rock venue Fillmore East stolen for scrap metal
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Several bronze plaques commemorating figures from New York City’s rich history have been pried off the buildings…
Continue Reading George Santos seeking anonymous jury; govt wants campaign lies admitted as evidence as trial nears
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is requesting a partially anonymous jury as his September fraud trial nears.…
Continue Reading Journey keyboardist asks judge to resolve deadlock with band’s lead guitarist
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The rock band Journey has made many hits over the past 50 years, but the song that might now be resonating the…
Continue Reading Vance and other Trump allies amplify a false claim about Harris’ racial identity
Associated Press Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, is defending a false claim the former president made about Vice President Kamala…
Continue Reading NCAA hands former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh a 4-year show cause order for recruiting violations
AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA announced a four-year, show-cause order for former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Wednesday for…
Continue Reading Paris Olympics Day 12: Quincy Hall gives Americans another come-from-behind gold
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback…
Continue Reading NASA says chances are growing that astronauts may switch from Boeing to a SpaceX ride back to Earth
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — What should have been a quick trip to the International Space Station may turn into an eight-month…
Continue Reading Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016
Associated Press POOLER, Ga. (AP) — Residents of one Georgia neighborhood are cleaning up homes flooded by tropical weather for the second time in…
Continue Reading Nigeria detains Polish students and a lecturer for allegedly displaying Russian flags during protest
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria says it has detained seven Polish nationals, including six students and a lecturer, for allegedly…
Continue Reading Man accused of sending his 17-year-old son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock convicted of murder
AP Entertainment Writer COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of sending his 17-year-old son to kill…
Continue Reading Residents in Alaska capital clean up swamped homes after an ice dam burst and unleashed a flood
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Residents in Alaska’s capital are clearing out waterlogged homes following an outburst of flooding from a…
Continue Reading Vance jokes he’s checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airport
Associated Press EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he had a bit of fun Wednesday trying to catch up with…
Continue Reading Golden day in Paris as 2022 Olympic champion US figure skaters finally get their medals
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — A touch of winter came to the Summer Games when the United States figure skating team finally got their gold medals…
Continue Reading Israel court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Supreme Court considered a petition Wednesday to shutter a desert military prison where soldiers have…
Continue Reading Iran warns airlines to avoid its airspace for 3 hours on Thursday over military drills, Egypt says
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry says it’s ordered Egyptian airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours…
Continue Reading Lin Yu-ting advances to gold-medal Olympic bout, excelling amid misconceptions about her gender
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan has advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s featherweight division, winning her…
Continue Reading Arizona prosecutors asked grand jurors not to indict Trump in state’s fake electors case
Associated Press The Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 Republican supporters of Donald Trump who falsely claimed he won the state in the 2020…
Continue Reading Jury selection set for Monday for ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has scheduled jury selection starting Monday in the murder trial of a former Las Vegas-area politician…
Continue Reading Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver to become Lincoln Center president in September
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver was hired Wednesday as president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The…
Continue Reading 3 years after the NFL added a 17th game, the push for an 18th gets stronger
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The debate about whether the NFL will expand the regular season once again seems to have been…
Continue Reading Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire on Greek island of Crete. A village has been evacuated.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 200 firefighters on the southern Greek island of Crete are striving to contain a large wildfire that has forced…
Continue Reading Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The amount of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon went down by nearly half in the last year, according to…
Continue Reading Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s…
Continue Reading Oklahoma parole board recommends governor spare the life of man on death row
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has narrowly recommended to the governor that he spare the life of a man…
Continue Reading Judge says Mexican ex-official tried to bribe inmates in a bid for new US drug trial
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says a former high-ranking Mexican official who was convicted in a U.S. drug case tried to bribe fellow…
Continue Reading The GOP and Kansas’ Democratic governor ousted targeted lawmakers in the state’s primary
AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and her allies have unseated a fellow Democrat who consistently voted against her…
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